Aussie DJs In Hiding Following Nurse’s Suicide & Public Backlash
Dec. 9 2012, Published 8:17 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
2Day FM deejays Mel Greig and Michael Christian have went into hiding following their prank call that led to the tragic suicide of nurse Jacintha Saldanha, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.
A statement was released on Friday by the company that owns the radio station announcing that Mel and Michael were suspended indefinitely, but according to new reports, the two want to personally “express their remorse publicly.”
The Daily Mail reports that friends say Mel is “close to a breakdown” because of the nurse’s suicide and is undergoing “intensive psychological counseling.”
A spokesperson for Southern Cross Austereo said, “We haven’t ascertained when they’re ready for that to speak to the media and how we’re going to organize that, but they certainly want to.
“They are still being wrapped in cotton wool at the moment and we are very mindful of their situation.”
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, the two Australian deejay’s have been surrounded by furious backlash after pranking King Edward VII Hospital to obtain confidential medical information about Kate Middleton when she was in for severe morning sickness.
"And the result of this prank is the death of the person taking the call. These two should now resign or if not then sacked by M